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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The Injured White Line steamers.

NEW YORK. May 24.-Inspector Nc
Kenna, of the Foreign Ocean Steamship
Inspectors office. has examined the Gel
an entire new bow, running back to the
forward bulkhead. 1t will take about a
month to repair her.
The Britannia was examined to-day.
Besides new plates she will require sew
eraI new life boats. 1t is said that the
company will have the vessels thor
oughly repaired at this port and not
merely patched up sufficiently to enable
them to reach the other side
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
KERR CITY.

Co,resDo,ldeHoe Of the PalatJtd Noos.
KERR CITY, May 23.
The refreshing showers are very well
come, as our gardens were much in need
of them.
At the last meeting Of our literary so-
ciety very interesting programme was
presented, after which IL was decided
to adjourn sine die.
Kerr City seems 10 be about as much
of a summer as a winter resort, as visi-
tors continue arriving. We have many
visitors who will remain all summer.
A big time is expected on the Fourth
of July.
The young ladies contemplate entering
for the rowing race on the glorious
Fourth.
The Agassiz Association will celebrate
their first anniversary on Agassizs birth
day, the 2sth, by picnic nj SCOTS Ham
mock, in which all the young people In
the town will be invited TO join.
Mr.. o. Hammond's new residence has
been completed, and is an ornament TO
the town.
Y. MendenhalI has commenced tbe
construction of his new residence. jess
Davis will superintend the building.
Charles Ford Is about 10 begin work on
his new house, which will be another
addition to the appearance OF our town.
A drag saw is being placed in the
shingIe mill, where many improvements
have been lately made.
An interesting railroad meeting was
held here last Saturday.
A brick kiln will he erected near Kerr
City within short time.
Boating seems 10 occupy the spare
time of most of our young Peopie, and
certainly a more enjoyable or heaithfui
pastime cannot be found.
IcHABoD.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The Bsptist Anniversaries.

MINNRAPoLIs, May 24.-The prepara-
tions for the Baptist anniversaries are
complete. The committee ON entertain
ment has received letters from zoo dele
gates, announcing that they will GER
tainly be present, and each mail brings
dozens of letters, stating that there will
be additional delegates. No doubt the
number will reach 200. There are eight
fraternal delegates from the Southern
Conference, of whom DIR. Braddus is one.
The convention opened to-day at the
First Baptist Church, where all meetings
will be held.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The Worst of all Crimes.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The President,
to-day, denied an application for pardon
in the case of James ]. Stanley who was
convicted, April 13, of fraudulent regis
tration and sentenced to ninety days
imprisonment in Jail at st. Louis. The
President endorsed the application as
follows:
cannot pardon a crime against the
election law except it be in a case pre-
senting unusual considerations for Glenn
ency. | consider such Offenses the
worst of all crimes, and l know of none,
the punishment of which is more impor-
tant to the public.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
All precautionary measures being taken.
c. b. SwEETING, NJ. d.,
Health Officer

4 deaItn O1Qcer.
In addition to this telegram he read
the board the following letter which he
received from DIR. Hall this morning:
| TAMPA, FLA, May 21.
Neal Mitchell, VI. d., President Duval County
Board of Health:
Our Board of Health has declared
| quarantine against Key West, and inter
course to be allowed only under the
| same restrictions that we enforce
| against Havana, to-wit: A certificate
of acclimation to yellow fever and sue
cessful vaccination, and no bedding or
| dirty clothing allowed on board ship.
| These instructions have already been
telegraphed to the agent of the Plant
Steamship line i'm Key West by the agent
here, by the order of the Board of Health,
so that this restriction goes into effect at
once before the Olivette leaves Key West
tonight.
Should an epidemic break out in Key
West, or even should more cases occur
there, we will, probably, enforce more
stringent regulations, or, if necessary,
stop all travel. Yours very truly,
JOHN p. WALL,
President Hillsborough Board of
Health.
THE GOVERNOR TELEGRAPHED.
After these two letters had been read
the board felt that the proper precau-
tions had been taken, but to make every
thing safe, it was proposed that as a
number of drummers had gone to Mana
tee ON the schooner Ino, it would be
well to telegraph the Governor of this
fact and beg that he should instruct the
sheriff of Manatee County to arrest the
knights of the grip and hand them over
to the Tampa Board of Health so that
they may be kept in quarantine for fif-
teen days.
This dispatch was Immediately sent to
Governor Perry, and it is probable there
will be some tall swearing amongst these
drummers nabbed by the authorities.
NO NEED FOR ALARM.
The board think that there is no need
for the people of the State to be alarmed,
az every precaution has been taken for
the suppression of the disease, and DIR.
Mitchell further stated it was the pur-
pose of the board to deal honestly with
the people and keep them fully posted.
This they can depend on, and to this
effect quarantine has been established
between this city and Key West, SO let
us not be afraid.
WHO BAKER Is.
Baker, the sick man, came to Key
West about three months ago from
DeLand. Florida, and engaged in the
restaurant business. CARTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The yellow Fever at Key West.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Surgeon Gen
eral Hamilton, of the Marine Hospital
Service, said to-day that he has received
official notice of the existence of yellow
fever at Key West, but that the situa-
ton is not sufficiently grave to call for
action on the part of the Government.
The health authorities at Key West, he
said, are first-class men and have taken
every precautiOn to prevent the spread
of the disease. He thought the disease
could be confined within its present linn
its and that there was as yet no cause
for alarm,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Murdered Three Other bows.

WIMINGToN, N. c., May 24.-Grant
Best, the negro who killed three of his
companions and wounded two others at
one shot, short time since. was found
guilty of murder in the first degree in
the Criminal Court to-day. At the time
of the shooting there was a general I'M
preston that it was the result of care
lessness. Best is seventeen years old.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Heavy storm In Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May ga
heavy wind storm prevailed here to-day
about 2 o'clock, tearing off several roofs
and uprooting a good many trees. A
special to the Advertiser tonight reports
heavy winds all over the eastern part of
the State doing considerable damage to
property. 1t was most violent at Opelika.
The storm was accompanied by hail and
was succeeded by good rain which was
much needed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The PRESIDENT. Trip 10 saran.c Lake.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-According to
the present arrangements, the President
will leave Washington Thursday even
ing in a special car of the Pennsylvania
Road and proceed direct to Sarranac
Lake in the Adirondacks, making only
the necessary stops on the route. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Cleveland
and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, and
expects to return to Washington inside
of two weeks.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
NJ. FIoquet Recalled.

PARIS, May 24.-In view of the failure
of all the combinations to effect the set
tlement of the ministerial question Pres
ident Grevy has recalled NJ. Floquet and
appealed to his patriotism to form a cab
met. Floquet asked for twenty-four
hours to consider the matter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Will Force the Crimes Bill.

LONDON, May 24.-Sir Algernon Borth-
wick conservative member of Parlia-
ment for South Kensington and the pro-
prietor of the London Morning Post, in
an address to his constituents, last even
ing, said that after the Whitsun recess
the Government proposed to force the
passage of the Irish Crimes Act Amend
ment bill within the specified period
whether all the amendments to the bill
We're disposed of or not.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Fathers Ryan and sIattery Released.

DUBLIN, May 24.-Judge Boyd. to-day,
ordered the release of Father Ryan, of
the Herbertstown branch of the National
League and Father Slattery, who were
imprisoned for refusing to give testimony
in relation to the "plan of campaign.
Their release is due to the decision of the
Court of Appeals in the case of Father
Keller. The priests left the prison qui-
etly and no ovation in their honor was
attempted by the people.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The Usual Anti Coe rcion RESOLUTIONS.

The Usual Anti Coercion RESOLUTIONS.
RICHMOND, May 2.-Both houses of
the General Assembly have passed the
following resolutions:
WHEREAS, The British Parliament has
under consideration measure for the
coercion of Ireland which, if adopted,
will result in the destruction of consti-
tutional liberty, abolition of the freedom
of the press. the right of free speech and
suppression of trial by jury for political
offenses among that liberty loving people;
therefore
ResOfred, That we sympathize most
earnestly with the Irish people i'm their
brave struggle for local self government,
and We hereby tender to Hon. VIM. E..
Gladstone, Hon. Charles Stewart Parnell
and their followers assurance of our
hearty appreciation of their efforts for
Ireland.
Resolred, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be communicated to Hon. VIM.
+. Gladstone and Hon. Charles Stewart
Parnell.
The Legislature adjourned to-day.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Garland Would not Take 1t.

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Attorney Gen.
eral Garland to-day talked freely with
representatives of the Associated Press
concerning his supposed candidacy for
the vacant seat on the Supreme Bench.
Mr.. Garland said that he did not want
the place, and would not take it if it was
offered to him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
A Family Quarrel and Two Murders.

New ORLEANS, May pa dispatch
from Plaquemine to the Picdyune says :
Near Bayou Gould, yesterday morn
ing, Ben Bates quarreled with his
nephew. Joe Bates, about family matters
and shot him dead. Peter Bates, father
OF Joe, then shot his brother, Ben,
wounding him mortally. Peter Bates
was arrested.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

NEW YORK, May 24.-To-day was the
seventh day of the trial of Jacob Sharp
and the work of completing the jury
was continued. The jury was filed at
1890 by the acceptance Of Mr.. John c.
wiIber, wholesale jeweler, as No. 12.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
FIRST COMPETITIVE DRILL.
Maneuvers i'm the Camp OF the Citizens
soldiery at Washington.


soIdiery at Washington.
tive drill began at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Company A, First Minnesota Regi-
ment was the first company to enter.
They drilled well. The second company
was the Eighth Separate Company, of
Rochester, y. Y. These two companies
drilled in the south of the grounds. too
far from the grand stand to be
seen to advantage. Next fol-
lowed the Muscatine Rifles, of Iowa.
They marched to the front of the grand
stand, selected the judges and began to
drill. They handled their pieces well.
but were little weak in the foot move
ments- They We're literally applauded.
Then followed the Grand Rapids Guards.
Company A; First Battalion, Virginia
(colored) Volunteers; the Southrons. of
Vicksburg; Company A, First Virginia
Regiment.
vICKsBURG AND THE VIRGINIA COMPANY.
The popular demonstrations indicated
that the Vicksburg men and Company
A. First Virginia Regiment, had won the
greatest favor of the day. The compet-
ing companies We're limited in numbers
to twenty-four men each with their
three officers and two guides. The pro-
gramme of maneuvers was delivered to
each company commander one hour be-
fore the time allotted for the corps APP
pearance, and the men were thereby
kept in ignorance of the ma
neuvers they were to execute until
the orders were actually given.
In general terms they were to exercise
first in the school of the soldier, that is,
without arms, then in manual at arms,
and lastly in the school of the company.
Thirty minutes were allotted to each
company to complete its programme.
HEAVENS ARTILLERY TAKES a PART.
A furious thunderstorm and wind
storm came up about O'Clock and put
an end to the proceedings. The crowds
scattered at once. The roof was blown
off a large part of the grand stand, and
the canvas rocks, forts and war vessels,
and lighthouse of "Pyorama" were
tipped over and scattered. The order
for dress parade at o'clock WIS re-
ScindeI.
HOW THEY ARE BRIGADED.
For the purpose of dress parade the
commands have been organized into pro-
visional battalions, in which the troops
of the respective sections of the country
are grouped together as far as possible.
Kentucky, Ohio and the District of
Columbia men each form one battalion;
Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and Mis-
souri, form one; the Governors Guard,
of North Carolina, are with the
Michigan and Minnesota men; the
Virginia troup constitute a separ-
ate brigade already completely or
ganized under Gen. c. j. Anderson. The
total number of men i'm camp is about
:, 800 in seventy organizations, one third
of the total are Virginians. Thirty-four
commands have entered the competition
for infantry prizes, one of which is col
ored. Four colored companies are i'm
camp, two from Virginia and two from
the District of Columbia.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Ex-Seeretary Manning.

LONDON, May 4.-Daniel Manning
will leave Bournemouth on Monday,
next, for Liverpool. He will sail for
New York on June 1. His health is much
improved.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
EAST SYRACUSE, May 10.
A PIECE OF ADVICE.

VIM. O'Brien-You black hearted
Irish fool, il you ever make your appear
ance in Kingston or Ottawa your blood
will run cold. Take my advice and go
back to your black Irish home. p. q.
Mr.. O'Brien said Il will be there in
less than forty-eight hours"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

NIAGRA FALLS, N. V, May 24.-Wm.
O'Brien arrived here this evening from
The following note was received by him
at Hamilton
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
Pastor Of One Church for 40 Years.

WINCHESTER, Va, May 24.-Rev.
John Pierky, aged 20 years, for 40 years
minister of the Christian Church and
pastor of the church in this city, died
this morning at his residence.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

WASHINGTON, May "a. - Treasurer
Hyatt qualified this morning and form
ally assumed the duties of his new
Office
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
EMPIRE.
BASE BALL.

LOUISVILLE, MAY 24.-Nine innings
MearopoIitan SSsSs0dH
Base hits-Louisville IL. Metropolitans IL. Err
rors-LOuisville T. Metropoitans !.
SAVANNAH, May A.-Nine innings:
savannah. nnah....,.............-.530loo99d dTi9
Base hits-Savannah IL, New Orleans O. Err
rors-Sayannah 3, New Orleans s. batteries
savannah, somers and Dallas; New Orleans,
CLEVELAND, o., May 4.-Nine inn
ings:
eisyeisnd ttSes,as SS99S1sdS?s
Base hits-Cleveland q, Athletics -. Errors
Clevelands. Athletics q.
NEW York, May 24.-Nine innings:
New York. ...........-30 o o 90 4
Pittsburg. .....--..........z0 0z00'-
Rase hits.New York u; Pitssburs 10. Errors
and Deasiey. Calvin and Miller.
Boston, May s4.-Ten innings:
Boston n....................30 20 0003l L .
indianapolis. ............,..2 lOO3O01OO- o
Base hits-Boston IL. Indianapolis u. Errors
way and O'Rourke, boyle and Myerr'
ST. LOUIS, May A.-Nine innings:
ss srooIiyn aeSls ....dSS6SSos6s
Base hits 81. louis ls, Brooklyn a. Errors
St. Louis 1. Brooklyn T.
CINCINNATI, May 24.-Nine innings:
CINCINNATI ........... ...0O0 o o o 3 o. 3
Baltimore. oolo00z0I-f
Ten innings.
IBase hits-Cincinnan .. Baltimore O. Errors
Cincinnati 2. Baltimore 2.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The extra game
Of the WashingtOns and Detroits was de-
clared of on account Of rain.
PHILADELPHIA, May A.-Nine inn
ings:
Chicago o.....................O o o 900
Philadelphia ia..........-.....1 90 =
nnse hits- Chicago ., Philsdelphia 10. Errors
-CAtcago s Phile1elphia J. hetterSes-fsaid-
! win and Darling, Casey and hcGurc.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

New Orleans Pieayune.
Cocktails before breakfast are head
aches before dinner.
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Another Attempt ON the Cars Life.

VIENNA, May 24.-The Tdgbidt has re-
ceived a telegram from Odessa stating
that the Gar returned to st. Petersburg
from the Don Cossacks country three
days earlier than he intended. This was
due, the dispatch says, to an attempt
made by a student to kill him, on
Wednesday night, during the festivities
at Novo Ticheriask by firing at him as
he rode by in a carriage.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25
The Great ISelgic Strike.

BRUSSELS, May 23.-Many of the men
on a strike in the mining districts of
sBelgium possess arms and explosives.
Many outrages have been committed by
the Use of the latter, including the de-
struction of machinery and the blowing
up of the abodes of managers of mines.
Several arrests have been made i'm con-
nection with the outrages. At Cronfesta
an attempt has been made to destroy the
railway bridge with explosives.
\ riot has occurred at Vaux Sous Chew
remont arising from the strikes COM
pelling the German colliers to stop work
in the mines. A number of arrests were
also made there.
In consequence of nightly Socialist
demonstrations in Brussels, professions
and gatherings in the public streets have
been prohibited.
The city was agitated throughout to-
night by bands of Socialists parading
the streets. Many scuffies took place
between the disorderly element and the
police. Fifteen arrests were made.
The strike is spreading to the Liege
district. Many threats of violence were
made by the men if their demands were
not acceded to. The Charleroi strikers
attempted to carry out the threat to
march on Brussels, but were charged by
the gendarmes just after starting and
dispersed. No blood was shed.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-25

Fhilndeiphin Cali-
The embezzlement epidemic seems 70
have taken fresh hold.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
The Importance Of Hearty Breakfasts.

"a large proportion of intemperance
in the use of stimulants," philosophical a
physician in a free lecture to the Buffalo
Express, may be laid to light breakfasts
eaten by most people. Breakfast is the
most important meal of the day, and suf-
fcient importance is not attached to it
in the majority of households. After the
long fast enforced between supper or late
dinner and Z or o'clock in the morning a
person in good health should feel hungry,
and it is at this hour of the day that the
hearticst meal may be eaten with the least
probability of bad results. The man who
starts out in the morning after eating a
hearty breakfast will seldom, unless suf-
fcring from chronic indigestion, expert
ence any of the discomforts which might
follow similar meal ut any other time of
day. The chances are he will also enjoy
a happy frame of mind all day; whatever
may be his custom he will find him.
self with an excellent appetite. Eating
creates an appetite. The very opposite
results will follow the other cause in this
matter, and the man who has not had Il
good breakfast will not enjoy good din
ner. have treated good many cases of
habitual drunkenness, and in a great
many of them 1 have found that the evil
practice of tippling was begun to satisfy
a gnawing, faint sensation in the stomach
in the morning, which was nothing more
or less than disguised hunger"
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FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

Snails, shut in a box with air, close
I themselves in their shells, and live in
dormant state for months, or years, and
revive in water at seventy-two degrees.
The national dish of the ancient
Egyptians was the goose, and they had
thirty kinds of bread The common
drink was beer, and the women got tipsy
on it.
A Pennsylvania physician says that he
has patients who will relish broth made
from the English sparrow after they
have refused to take all other nourish-
ment.
Perhaps the smallest man of his age
now living is James Hoag, of Cedar
Springs, Mich. He was born in 1915,
and was one of the small lest babies
known, weighing only nine ounces. He
now weighs but seventy-six pounds, and
is only forty-fve inches in height.
The resolution declaring the inde-
pendence of the colonies was passed July
2, 1776, and it has been thought that
this should be the date of the first national
anniversary; but the great declaration,
asserting the reasons fer that resolution
and the principles upon which the action
was founded, was promulgated on July 4.
On "division of the house." which is
method of voting in the English Parlia-
ment, the members of the contendlng
parties file into the lobby, registering
! their vote as they pass out. When the
House is cleared it shows that all have
voted and then the members return to
their seats and await the announcement
of the result.
The Congo method of execution is
most revolving. Among certain tribes
the person to be executed is taken out
into the market place, where he is buried
to his neck in the earth. His brains are
then dashed out, and cord fastened
around his neck to which is attached
, stick. This is driven perpendicularly
into the body and both left there to
decay.
An old German of Salem, ILL.,, well ed
ucated and perfectly sane on all subjects
but one, thinks that he is continually sur
rounded by witches, and wears a belt
filed with chunks of lead to prevent
them from flying away with him. He
also weights his ankles to such an extent
that it is difficult for him to walk. His
house is crowded with bottled toads, liz
ards and other curious objects, which nc
keeps to protect him from witches.
One of the largest men of modern times
was Samuel Murftt, who died in Eng,
land few weeks ago. He was six feet
one inch high and weighed $50 pounds.
The girth Of his waist was nearly ten feet,
and it took a tape-line twenty inches
long to encompass the calf of his leg, No
hearse could be found large enough to
carry his body, and it took twenty men
to lift the coffin through the window to
an open wagon. He was a native OF
Wimblington, Cambridgeshire, and was
ffty-f:e years old.
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Labor in japan.

The year before last, says n writer in
the Japan Mail, had to employ two
plasterers to repair place in the wall of
a house where piece of plaster of about
two feet square had fallen out. The two
artists turned up at 10A. N, and, sitting
down upon couple of empty wine cases,
lit their pipes At about 1890 A. NJ,
one approached the damaged place within
yard, took mental photograph of it,
and sat down again. At II A. NJ. mu-
tual friend appeared, who was warmly
welcomed, and, after smoking pipe or
two, amused them by standing upon his
head. and by that time they had got very
hungry, and made pause of two hours
for tifin. Pipes again. Then the one
who had carefully sounded the wall
knocked another piece of plaster down.
Pipes again. By 5 p. n. they had made
the hole about three times its original
size, and were so thoroughly exhausted
that they left off. Next day stray drop
of water-whereycr it may have come
Promulgated on one fellows nose, and
made them conclude it was going to rain,
so that no work could he done in the
afternoon. Well, to cut matters short,
those, two square feet of plaster, that is
river mud, cost me So though wages are
but forty-fve cents per day.